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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English communicacion, from Old French communicacion, from Latin commūnicātiōnem, accusative singular of commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”), from commūnicō (“I share, I impart”). Morphologically communicate + -ion.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]communication (countable and uncountable, plural communications)
- The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
- communication of smallpox
- communication of a secret
- (uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
- Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
- The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.
- A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
- Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
- The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
- The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.
- An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
- The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
- 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- Argument […] and friendly communication.
- A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
- A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
- 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations:
- The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.
- 1900, Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications, page 75:
- This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank.
- (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
- 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
- ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.
- 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
- (obsolete) Association; company.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Bible Corinthians/#15 1 Corinthians:15–33:
- Evil communications corrupt good manners.
- Participation in Holy Communion.
- 1672, William Cave, Primitive Christianity:
- We admit them in the Church to a right of Communication to drink of the Cup of the Bloud of Christ.
- (rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
- 1798, James Beattie, Elements of Moral Science:
- Communication […] takes place when a speaker or writer assumes his hearer or reader as a partner in his sentiments and discourse, saying We, instead of I or Ye.
Antonyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- biocommunication
- chemocommunication
- commognition
- communication accommodation theory
- communicational
- communication board
- communication cord
- communication disorder
- communication engineering
- communication mix
- communications
- communications satellite
- communication studies
- communicology
- computer-mediated communication
- cross-cultural communication
- cybercommunication
- e-communication
- electrocommunication
- electronic communication
- excommunication
- ex-communication
- exocommunication
- facilitated communication
- intercommunication
- inter-process communication
- line of communication
- malcommunication
- masscom
- mass communication
- metacommunication
- meta-communication
- near field communication
- no-communication theorem
- nonverbal communication
- overcommunication
- PC communication
- power-line communication
- power line communication
- radiocommunication
- recommunication
- record communication
- semicommunication
- space communication
- spirit communication
- spread spectrum communication
- transcommunication
- two-way communication
- uncommunication
- undercommunication
- verbal communication
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: コミュニケーション (komyunikēshon)
Translations
[edit]act or fact of communicating anything
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concept of exchanging information
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message
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body of data exchange
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instance of data transfer
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passageway or opening
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connection between tissues
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participation in Holy Communion
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trope in rhetoric
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References
[edit]- “communication”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- communication in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "communication" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 72.
- “communication”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]communication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French communicacion, borrowed from Latin commūnicātiōnem (“sharing, communication”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]communication f (plural communications)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “communication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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